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Damon Beckhorn scored seven of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as Berwick edged Hanover Area, 49-48 in a high school boys basketball Wyoming Valley Conference opener at Hanover Area.Alec Markle got the Bulldogs off to a strong start, hitting the first nine of his team-high 15 points in the opening quarter as Berwick surged to a 14-9 lead.Ken Marshman also finished with 13 points in the victory.Mike Piscotty scored a game-high 20 points for the Hawkeyes.Tunkhannock 37, MMI Prep 35Sean Harder scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the first half as the Tigers got out to a 10-point lead, then clung to the victory at the end.Matt Marchetti scored 20 points for MMI Prep, while Marcus Kassick finished with 12 in defeat.Meyers 47, Lake-Lehman 37Cole Walker scored a game-high 18 points, including seven in the third quarter to help the Mohawks break open a tight game.Jawane Buckner chipped in with nine points in the victory.Max Paczewski led Lehman with 16 points.Wyoming Area 73, Northwest 38Sam Greenfield scored 29 points, starting with 11 in the first quarter to help the Warriors tear out to a 24-11 lead and coast to the victory.Kyre Zielinski added 10 points in the victory.Berwick 49, Hanover Area 48BERWICK (49) &#8212; Ken Marshman 3 5-6 13, Alec Markle 6 1-2 15, Maliek McMillan 0 0-0 0, Damon Beckhorn 4 5-8 13, Zach Evans 1 4-4 6, Denver Knorr 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 15-20 49.HANOVER AREA (48) &#8212; Desmond Cannon 1 1-2 4, Mike Piscotty 8 2-2 20, Tyler Thomas 4 1-2 9, Devin Senk 1 0-0 2, Asad Whitehead 4 1-4 9, Sihiem Wright 1 0-0 2, Carlos Fernandez 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 5-10 48.Berwick`14`13`6`16`&#8212;`49Hanover Area`9`10`13`16`&#8212;`48Three-point goals &#8212; BER 4 (Markle 2, Marshman 2); HAN 3 (Piscotty 2, Cannon).Tunkhannock 37, MMI Prep 35MMI PREP (35) &#8212; Philip Byriel 1 0-2 3, Zach Young 0 0-0 0, Matt Marchetti 7 1-2 20, George Palermo 0 0-0 0, Marcus Kassick 6 0-0 12, Mike Badamo 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 1-4 35.TUNKHANNOCK (37) &#8212; Ryan Harder 1 0-0 3, Sean Harder 7 0-1 14, Jack Chilson 0 0-0 0, Tyler Faux 1 0-1 2, Avery Billings 0 2-2 2, Matt Goodwin 3 0-0 9, Evan Turner 3 1-3 7. Totals 14 3-7 37.MMI Prep`11`7`8`9`&#8212;`35Tunkhannock`15`12`6`4`&#8212;`37Three-point goals &#8212; MMI 6 (Marchetti 5, Byriel); TUN 4 (Goodwin 3, R. Harder).Meyers 47, Lake-Lehman 37LAKE-LEHMAN (37) &#8212; Donald Thompson 0 1-2 1, Max Paczewski 6 0-0 16, Nate Salus 3 1-2 7, Alex Magdalinski 1 0-0 2, Ibrahim Dabsheh 0 1-3 1, Sean Sabaluski 2 0-0 4, C.J. Cercone 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 3-7 37.MEYERS (47) &#8212; Tanner Nilon 0 0-0 0, Kendall Brewster 3 0-0 6, Keegan Brewster 3 0-0 8, Cole Walker 6 3-4 18, Jawane Buckner 3 2-2 9, David Kasper 0 0-0 0Janssen Wilborn 0 0-0 0, Landell Wright 0 0-0 0, Naisse Hood 0 6-8 6. Totals 15 11-14 47.Lake-Lehman`14`8`4`11`&#8212;`37 Meyers`18`12`14`3`&#8212;`47Three-point goals &#8212; LL 4 (Paczewski 4); MEY 6 (Walker 3, Keg. Brewster 2, Buckner).Wyoming Area 73, Northwest 38WYOMING AREA (73) &#8212; Dylan Melberger 1 0-0 3, Aaron Zezza 3 0-0 7, Kyre Zielinski 5 0-1 10, Sam Greenfield 11 7-10 29, Matt Wright 4 0-0 8, Dom Deluca 1 1-1 3, Dan Wiedle 2 0-0 5, Justin Alder 1 0-0 2, Jake Greenfield 0 0-0 0, Nick Rubano 2 0-0 6, Cole Coolbaugh 0 0-0 0, Riley Rusyn 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 8-12 73.NORTHWEST (38) &#8212; Matt Pierontoni 1 0-0 3, Tyler Stevens 1 3-4 5, Brandon Hardiman 1 2-4 4, Sam Saxe 3 0-2 8, David Piestrak 2 0-0 4, Matt Saxe 0 0-0 0, Jaxson Yaple 2 2-2 7, Marty Zugarek 0 0-0 0, Bryce Koser 3 1-2 7, Ethan Sorber 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-14 38.Wyoming Area`24`14`18`17`&#8212;`73Northwest`11`6`12`9`&#8212;`38Three-point goals &#8212; WA 5 (Rubano 2, D. Melberger, Zezza, Wiedle); NW 4 (Saxe 2, Pierontoni, Yaple).<style>
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